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Sunday, September 9, 2012

New Releases: September 11

Hidden (Firelight #3) by Sophie JordanJacinda was supposed to
bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted long
before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she
ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram,
captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to
set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the
heart of enemy territory.

The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is
by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise,
things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her
captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their
part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive.
But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be
only the beginning....

Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan's Firelight trilogy

Personal Effects by E M KokieAfter his older
brother dies in Iraq, Matt makes a discovery that rocks his beliefs
about strength, bravery, and honor in this page-turning debut.

Ever
since his brother, T.J., was killed in Iraq, Matt feels like he’s been
sleepwalking through life — failing classes, getting into fights, and
avoiding his dad’s lectures about following in his brother’s footsteps.
T.J.’s gone, but Matt can’t shake the feeling that if only he could get
his hands on his brother’s stuff from Iraq, he’d be able to make sense
of his death. But as Matt searches for answers about T.J.’s death, he
faces a shocking revelation about T.J.’s life that suggests he may not
have known T.J. as well as he thought. What he learns challenges him to
stand up to his father, honor his brother’s memory, and take charge of
his own life. With compassion, humor, and a compelling narrative voice,
E. M. Kokie explores grief, social mores, and self-discovery in a
provocative first novel.

Shadowfell (Shadowfell #1) by Juliet MarillierSixteen-year-old Neryn
is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered
anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him. Eager to
hide her own canny skill—a uniquely powerful ability to communicate with
the fairy-like Good Folk—Neryn sets out for the legendary Shadowfell, a
home and training ground for a secret rebel group determined to
overthrow the evil King Keldec.

During her dangerous journey, she
receives aid from the Good Folk, who tell her she must pass a series of
tests in order to recognize her full potential. She also finds help
from a handsome young man, Flint, who rescues her from certain death—but
whose motives in doing so remain unclear. Neryn struggles to trust her
only allies. They both hint that she alone may be the key to Alban’s
release from Keldec’s rule.

Homeless, unsure of who to trust, and
trapped in an empire determined to crush her, Neryn must make it to
Shadowfell not only to save herself, but to save Alban.

In a desert
world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to
save her tribe in this mystical, atmospheric tale from the author of Drink, Slay, Love.Liyana
has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddess
will inhabit Liyana’s body and use magic to bring rain to the desert.
But Liyana’s goddess never comes. Abandoned by her angry tribe, Liyana
expects to die in the desert. Until a boy walks out of the dust in
search of her.

Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a
trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing,
and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. For
the desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But
the journey is dangerous, even with a god’s help. And not everyone is
willing to believe the trickster god’s tale.

The closer she
grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her
goddess. But she has no choice: She must die for her tribe to live.
Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fate—or a human girl can
muster some magic of her own.

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